{"id":110773,"date":"2025-09-01T00:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/110773\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T00:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:52:06","slug":"funk-flex-issues-a-warning-to-pete-rock-after-hot-97-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/110773\/","title":{"rendered":"Funk Flex Issues A Warning To Pete Rock After Hot 97 Shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First, DJ Enuff, now Hot 97\u2019s Funk Flex, sets his sights on legendary hip hop recording artist Pete Rock following Rock\u2019s explosive comments<\/a> regarding Flex\u2019s final show in his time slot on Labor Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo more loud talking with that annoying ass voice. No more sloppy cuts and bad mixing and repetitive trash songs he threw bombs on,\u201d Rock wrote. \u201cI say this is the best news I ever heard in my life hahahahahahahahaha DJ Scratch is and was always the best DJ on NY radio. He\u2019s a real DJ.\u201d<\/p>\n

The remarks cut deep, as Rock took aim at the hallmarks of Flex\u2019s persona\u2014the bomb drops, booming voice, and marathon exclusives\u2014that helped cement him as one of the city\u2019s most recognizable DJs. By elevating DJ Scratch as the standard-bearer for authentic turntablism, Rock reinforced his view that true skill lies in technical precision, not showmanship.<\/p>\n

Funk Flex & Pete Rock Beef<\/p>\n

Flex didn\u2019t let the criticism go unanswered. Hours later, he fired back with a mix of sarcasm and threat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHEY\u2026 I GUESS IN THIS NEW \u2018PODCAST RAPPER \/ DJ \/ SINGER ERA OF LATE THERES ALOT OF \u2018SLICK TALK\u2019 \u2026. PETE I LOVE U AND I AINT GONNA \u2018DESTROY\u2019 YOU!\u201d Flex posted. \u201cPLEASE VETERAN \u2018RAPPER \/ DJ \/ SINGER PODCAST\u2019 I AM NOT TO BE PLAYED WITH. I DONT CARE IF YOU SOLD 5,000 OR 50 MILLION! I WILL HURT U BAD IN THIS SOCIAL SPACE!\u201d<\/p>\n

Flex warned Rock to \u201cbe careful\u201d about mentioning his name, boasting that he has \u201cno skeletons\u201d and is \u201cwar tested.\u201d He teased that his full response would arrive during his Hot 97 broadcast: \u201cMONDAY! 7PM! I WILL HURT ALL FEELINGS!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, DJ Enuff\u2014another Hot 97 veteran\u2014quietly looms in the conversation as part of the station\u2019s reshuffling. His presence underscores the generational crossroads the station faces, balancing purist traditions and Flex\u2019s larger-than-life media persona.<\/p>\n

Funk Flex and Pete Rock’s conflict goes beyond a personal dispute. It is a battle between authentic skills and digital dominance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First, DJ Enuff, now Hot 97\u2019s Funk Flex, sets his sights on legendary hip hop recording artist Pete…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[7986,49,48,361,62629,62630,75,62631,62632,44,62633],"class_list":{"0":"post-110773","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-beef","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-dj-enuff","13":"tag-dj-scratch","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-funk-flex","16":"tag-hot-97","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-pete-rock"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}